FORAGE CROPS FOR PIGS 131 



having been previously grazed with sheep or young 

 stock in March and April. 



Whilst they are on the forage crop, meal and 

 separated milk are given to the pigs, starting with a 

 daily allowance of i lb. of meal and J gallon of milk per 

 pig, and increasing as follows : — 



In this way each pig consumes during the entire 

 grazing period of sixteen weeks 2| cwt. of meal and 

 91 gallons of milk. The meal consists of ground oats or 

 rye, or, if purchased food, equal parts of Indian meal 

 and pollard. 



Putting the home-grow7i meal at is. per stone, and 

 the separated milk at id. per gallon,* the cost of the 

 trough food will be £1 los. 5d., and in the sixteen-week 

 period the pigs will increase about ij cwt. live weight, 

 yielding 70 per cent, or 7 st. of dressed carcase, which 

 at, say, 84s. cwt. is worth 70s. 6d. Thus the value of 

 the grazing is about £2 per pig. 



The meal is not cooked but fed raw, being simply 

 mixed with the milk, well stirred up and allowed to 

 soak a few hours before feeding. 



Separated milk is all important in the successful 

 raising of pigs, but where it is unprocurable either 

 some vetches, lucerne, sainfoin, or clover should be 

 cut, carted, and fed in the fold, or a little of each of 

 these should be sown with the rape. 



* Separated 'milk is not so cheap in Great Britain as in Ireland, but 9 

 eorresponding calculation c^n easily be ma4?» 



